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'Autopilot Addiction' Doomed Air France Flight

Startling lack of training endangers passengers, experts say

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 7, 2012 3:50 AM CDT | Updated Jun 10, 2012 10:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – Airbus likes to boast that its A330 jet is "pilot-proof," but that sentiment may have helped trigger one of the worst airline disasters in recent years, experts tell ABC. They say that the co-pilots on Air France Flight 447 depended too heavily on...   Read full story »

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